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Hague Programme

I was about to answer the hon. Gentleman’s question when Madam Deputy Speaker quite properly brought it to my attention that the word ““invertebrates”” is apparently not in parliamentary usage. Having overcome that problem, I was interrupted by the Minister, who wanted to talk about something completely different. I will now return to the issue that the hon. Gentleman raised. We are dissatisfied—I thought that I had already made it quite clear—with the wording because it does not accurately reflect the true state of affairs. For that reason, we will hold the Government to account for what they are doing.